Buhari urges Senate to confirm Justice Dongban-Mensem as PCA

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday officially urged the Senate to confirm Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem as the substantive President of the Court of Appeal (PCA).

Buhari’s nomination letter was read by Senate President Ahmad Lawan on the floor during plenary.

The letter from the President reads: “Pursuant to Section 238(1) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended), I write to request for confirmation by the Senate, the appointment of Honourable Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem as the President of the Court of Appeal of Nigeria.

“It is my hope that the Senate will consider and confirm the nominee in the usual expeditious manner.”